Bottle carrier



Aug. 24, l1948. -F. rl. DOPPELHEUER 2,447,934

BOTTLE CARRIER Filed April 15, 1946 ,LMEMQWWS y Patented Aug. 24, 1948 BOTTLE CARRIER Frank P, Doppelheuer, Connellsville, Pa., assignor of one-half to James D. Doppelheuer, Connellsville, Pa.I

:Applicatin April/15, 194s, seriaiNo. stanti This invention relates to bottle carriers.

An object of this invention is to provide a bottle carrier of simple, sturdy construction for suspendingly carrying a number of milk bottles which can be easily and quickly engaged with and separated from the bottles,

Another object of this `invention is to provide a bottle carrier which includes a U-shaped rigid member having the legs thereof upwardly curved, a pair of reversely disposed U-shaped members fixed at the ends of the legs thereof to the ,bight of the rst U-shaped member, an upstanding bail of U-shape xed at the ends of the legs thereof to the bights of the pair of U-shaped members and inclined upwardly and inwardly, and a pair of bracing bars xed to the bail and the bight of the iirst U-shaped member.

With the above yand other objects in View, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Wherein similar characters designate similar parts throughout the respective views,

Figure 1 is a -detail top plan of a bottle carrier constructed according to the embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a detail front elevation of the device,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, numeral III designates generally a U-shaped member which is formed with a relatively long bight portion II and relatively short legs I2 and I3. The legs I2 and I3 are upwardly curved as shown more clearly in Figure 3, the purpose for which will hereinafter be described. The U-shaped member I has fixed to the bight I I thereof, a pair of reversely disposed U-shaped members I4 and I5. The U-shaped member I4 has the legs I6 and I'I thereof secured to the bight II inwardly from the leg I3 so as to thereby form a bottle neck space I8.

The space between legs I3 and I6 is sufficient to freely receive the neck end of a milk bottle so that the bead B at the top of the neck will engage the legs I3 and I6 and also that portion of the bight II of the member IU which is disposed between the two legs I3 and I`6. The U- shaped member I5 has the legs I9 and 20 thereof xed to the bight II of the U-shaped member I0, and the legs I9 and 20 are also upwardly curved.

4 Claims'.` (Cl. 2244-45)r f The Ufshaped membervlffor'm's, with the I);

shaped member I4, a bottle neck spac'ejZI f-with; in which the neck 4of the bottle is adapted tobxe received whenbead'B engages theilegs I'Ifand I9` and `that portion of the bightQII which'i's, positioned between theseA legs. The' le'gsffZIl` f the U-shaped member ,"I5 forms',A with tl1"e^,lg' I2, a third `bottle receiving' space`22 `jw'ith the bead of the bottle engagingthe legsj'I2 and 20 and thatportion or the' bight` I Ifbetweerrithese legs.'` 2.," 'j' A U-shaped bail 23 is xed to'thebight" II'I "f the U-shaped member I0. The bail 23 extends upwardly and inwardly and has a handle 26 mounted on the bight 21 thereof. The bail 23 is braced with respect to the U-shaped member I0 by means of upwardly and inwardly inclined bracing bars 28 which are fixed at their lower end to the bights 24 and 25 and are xed at their upper ends to the junction between bight 21 of the bail 23 and the legs 29 of the bail.

In the use of this carrier, the bottles may be lifted from the crate by inserting the carrier beneath the beads of the bottles and then swinging the carrier inwardly to position the necks of the bottles in spaces I8, ZI and 22. The bottles may then be lifted from the crate and carried to the desired position, and the releasing operation can be performed by merely setting the bottles on a support and swinging the carrier in the reverse direction from the insertion operation.

The spaces I8, 2| and 22 are preferably spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the space between the bottles when positioned in the crate so that this carrier can be used to lift the bottles from the crate without manually inserting the bottles in the receiving spaces. This carrier can be made out of rigid bar material so as to be strong, and being of simple, sturdy construction, will withstand hard usage without becoming bent or otherwise distorted.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

What I desire to claim is:

1. A bottle carrier comprising a U-shaped member having a substantially long bight and relatively short legs with the legs upwardly bowed, a pair of reversely disposed U-shaped members disposed between the'lg's of said first member and having the legs thereof' upwardly bowed and the ends of the legs thereof fixed to the bight of said rst member intermediate the length thereof,

an inverted U-shaped bail Afixed to the bight of said rst member and extending upwardly and inwardly therefrom, and a pair of bracing bars fixed -betweensaid bail and the bights of said pair of U-shaped members, the legs of said bail being longer than said bracing bars to thereby provide for disposing the legs of said first and said pair of U-shaped members on an angle to the horizontal .inclined downwardlyioward the bight of said rs'tlmember'whereby the legsof said iirst and said pair of U-shaped members will be inclinedto the horizontal with said long bight lowermost.

2. A bottle carrier comprising a U-shaped member having a relatively long .bight andrelatively short legs with the Ilegs -bowed ,upwardly and outwardly from said bight, at least one reversely disposed intermediate U-shaped member between the legs of said first `member,'tlneilegs of said intermediate member fixed at their ends :to the bight of said first member intermediate the length thereof and `bowed upwardly and outwardly. a U-shaped bail fixedto the bight of said rst member., y'bracing arms between said'bail and the outer ends of said intermediate members,.sa'id lattenarms beingshorter than `the arms of r said bail whereby .the arms of said viirstmember and said intermediate -members will be downwardly inclined toward the bight of said rst member for biasing 'bottles carried therebetween .toward the lbig'ht of said first vmember retainingly.

'3. A'bottle carrier comprising a rear bar member. ,forwardly extending .legs Yon said bar, said legs being bowed upwardly and outwardly from said bar, a bail having a horizontal bar fixed between the rear bar and the outer ends of said arms, said horizontal bar being disposed in closer proximity to the ends of said arms than to said rear bar, whereby the bead of a bottle will engage a pair of adjacent bars at one point along the lengthuthereof and said yrear bar twill engage the neck of the bottle below .said bead,' the weight of said bottle on said arms biasing the bottle rtoward said rear bar.

4. A lbottle carrier comprising a rear bar, forwardly extending spaced apart bottle engaging legspn Asaidbar,A said legs being bowed upwardly f. and tputwardly ffrom said bar whereby the bead of said bottle will contact a pair of adjacent arms at one pointn on each arm above the horilzontal plane of vsaid rear bar, and the neck of thebottle below said bead will engage said rear bar.

Y FRANK P. .DOPPELI-IEUER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are -of vrecord :in lthe le'of -this patent:

UNITED SfIATES` PATENTS Hoffman Jan. .5, 1937 

